A Phone That’s Not Afraid to Mess with Water

Among the grievous wrongs done by touchscreen technology, the worst is its disregard for tactile feedback. Without the pleasant sensation of a button being pressed, we are woefully incapable of using any gadget without complete visual attention. This Nokia concept tries to right this wrong by using a small pump to fill a substrate beneath the screen that gives our fingers something to feel and press. Maybe now I can finally type out these posts while driving to work without having to put my coffee in the cup holder.

the question is, is this still a touch screen? because of the fact that the buttons are actually physical, i would argue otherwise. true tactile feedback would mean having the buttons push up once pressed on screen

It's a solid concept, and it's absolutely the thing that's missing from all current touchscreens. Really though, in order to be worth implementing, the "bumps" would need to be programmable and dynamic, for use in other apps. This just appears to be two different button sets that can be swapped between with this fancy (and largely unnecessary) water system.

It's a solid concept, and it's absolutely the thing that's missing from all current touchscreens. Really though, in order to be worth implementing, the “bumps” would need to be programmable and dynamic, for use in other apps. This just appears to be two different button sets that can be swapped between with this fancy (and largely unnecessary) water system.

A have to agree with terry but like all good ideas they have to start some where and this is an awesome start. I want this technology. I think it is cool and it can inspire a lot of good ideas. Nice work Nokia, and I can wait to see what come out of this.

A have to agree with terry but like all good ideas they have to start some where and this is an awesome start. I want this technology. I think it is cool and it can inspire a lot of good ideas. Nice work Nokia, and I can wait to see what come out of this.